Wooden honey vessel. Cylindrical with hide caps at both ends, with hide strips and handle. Parts have incised decoration and pigment added to the incisions. [AF [OPS move] 1/11/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Wooden honey vessel. Cylindrical with hide caps at both ends, with hide strips and handle. Parts have incised decoration and pigment added to the incisions. [AF [OPS move] 1/11/2017]
Geographical reference: Kenya
Africa > Eastern Africa > Kenya; East of Mount Elgon
Cultural groups: Tiati
Person: Field collector Jean Brown Sassoon; PRM source Jean Brown Sassoon
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1978
Date collected: By 1978
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1978
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Animal Hide Skin, Material Pigment, Process Bound, Process Carved, Process Incised
Dimensions: Diameter: max 158 mm, Height: max 305 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1978.20.222 Other numbers: PP122

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